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PHTLS POST TEST EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM PREPARATION
WITH COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES | ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
In addition to maintaining body heat and frequent re-assessments, managing
the variety of ages and stages of a pediatric patient also includes this
important aspect. - answer-appropriately sized equipment
__________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest
- answer-respirator rate increase
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the unresponsive
trauma patient? - answer-tongue
Which of the following is a golden principle of trauma care? - answer-ensure
adequate airway and ventilation
Hypoperfusion will affect which of the following organs first? - answer-brain
The most common type of shock resulting from trauma is? - answer-
hemorrhagic
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Ems arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical responders have
attempted to immobilize a pediatric patient onto a long backboard. They note
that the patient's head is in a
Flexed position. Which of the following actions is the most appropriate? -
answer-place padding under the patient's torso
Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct
pressure alone does not Work. The proper way to use most hemostatic
agents is which of the following? - answer-placing the agent properly into the
wound and holding direct pressure
You respond to a local bar for an unconscious person. On arrival, you are
met by a police officer who reports that one of their "regular alcoholics" was
found in the alley behind the bar. On exam, you note the smell of an alcoholic
beverage as well as the following: patient flexes His arms to painful stimuli,
has bilateral fixed and dilated pupils, irregular respirations at 12 breaths per
minute and a bp of 210/100. What condition do you suspect? - answer-
subdural hematoma
The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management of a trauma
patient is which of The following? - answer-trauma jaw thrust
When verifying et tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold standard"
of monitoring is Considered to be? - answer-waveform capnography
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Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury
addressable during the Transport phase? - answer-systemic hypoxia
Which best describes the goal of airway management in a trauma patient? -
answer-provide for adequate exchange of oxygen and co2
The secondary survey should be accomplished: - answer-when time and
situation allow
Ems is treating a 24-year-old soccer player who was kicked in the chest.
Prehospital providers Note paradoxical movement of a portion of the
patient's chest wall. The patient's respiratory rate Is 16 and oxygen saturation
is 94%. What is the most appropriate action? - answer-provide supplemental
oxygen and transport to a trauma center
Which of the following information is assessed during the secondary survey?
- answer-vital signs
Which of the following patients will compensate for blood loss the longest? -
answer-6-year-old male
PHTLS POST TEST EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM PREPARATION
WITH COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES | ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
In addition to maintaining body heat and frequent re-assessments, managing
the variety of ages and stages of a pediatric patient also includes this
important aspect. - answer-appropriately sized equipment
__________ is the earliest sign of deterioration in a patient with a flail chest
- answer-respirator rate increase
What is the most common cause of airway obstruction in the unresponsive
trauma patient? - answer-tongue
Which of the following is a golden principle of trauma care? - answer-ensure
adequate airway and ventilation
Hypoperfusion will affect which of the following organs first? - answer-brain
The most common type of shock resulting from trauma is? - answer-
hemorrhagic
,2|Page
Ems arrives on a scene and finds that emergency medical responders have
attempted to immobilize a pediatric patient onto a long backboard. They note
that the patient's head is in a
Flexed position. Which of the following actions is the most appropriate? -
answer-place padding under the patient's torso
Hemostatic agents should be used for excessive bleeding when direct
pressure alone does not Work. The proper way to use most hemostatic
agents is which of the following? - answer-placing the agent properly into the
wound and holding direct pressure
You respond to a local bar for an unconscious person. On arrival, you are
met by a police officer who reports that one of their "regular alcoholics" was
found in the alley behind the bar. On exam, you note the smell of an alcoholic
beverage as well as the following: patient flexes His arms to painful stimuli,
has bilateral fixed and dilated pupils, irregular respirations at 12 breaths per
minute and a bp of 210/100. What condition do you suspect? - answer-
subdural hematoma
The most appropriate airway maneuver in the initial management of a trauma
patient is which of The following? - answer-trauma jaw thrust
When verifying et tube placement on a perfusing patient, the "gold standard"
of monitoring is Considered to be? - answer-waveform capnography
, 3|Page
Of the following, which is a preventable cause of secondary brain injury
addressable during the Transport phase? - answer-systemic hypoxia
Which best describes the goal of airway management in a trauma patient? -
answer-provide for adequate exchange of oxygen and co2
The secondary survey should be accomplished: - answer-when time and
situation allow
Ems is treating a 24-year-old soccer player who was kicked in the chest.
Prehospital providers Note paradoxical movement of a portion of the
patient's chest wall. The patient's respiratory rate Is 16 and oxygen saturation
is 94%. What is the most appropriate action? - answer-provide supplemental
oxygen and transport to a trauma center
Which of the following information is assessed during the secondary survey?
- answer-vital signs
Which of the following patients will compensate for blood loss the longest? -
answer-6-year-old male
